Think Like An Entrepreneur, Not An Employee #CareerChange
Intrapreneur: When an employee has the knack to think like an entrepreneur I recently did a 6-week series for Pluralsight on jobs and careers. It was a lot of fun …
51 Alternatives to a Real Job
Funding Your Business Part II: The Benefit of Self-Funding and Sales-Funding
This week I wrote How much money do you need to start your new business? In the comments, Kim write that it was a liberating post that helped free her mind …
Courage, Entrepreneurship, The Job Search
One of the benefits of spammers commenting on old blog posts is they bring the old blog post back to my attention. Such is the case when a spammer left …
Funding Your Business: The Four F’s and A Novel Idea
When I started JibberJobber I learned a little about how venture capitalists and angel investors fund businesses. It was a fascinating journey into a world that seemed exciting and a …
I triple-dog dare you to pick up the phone TODAY
I somehow got turned on to Ari’s Take, an awesome blog of Ari Herstand. Ari is a musician who blogs about how to make money as an indie musician. I’ve …
Four more weeks until Jan 2. What are you doing to prepare?
I’ve run JibberJobber since 2006 and have found that January through March or April is the time when most people are (finally!) really serious about their own career management. December …
Nick Corcodilos takes on US Employment Issues, Monster, ATS Systems, Databases, Hiring, Congress… Pretty Much Everyone
Nick Corcodilos writes a weekly newsletter that is worth subscribing to. Today he wrote his 500th edition, and it’s great. He normally answers questions from readers (many know him as …
Successful Kickstarter Campaign
I have been asked a lot about Kickstarter. Bottom line: I love it. It is an awesome way to get your “thing” (company, product, etc.) funded. Check out this really …
Crisis = Opportunity? Creating revenue from the Obamacare/Obamatax changes
This post is about finding opportunities to create revenue streams. I go into this more, with other examples, and tips from entrepreneurs, in my book: 51 Alternatives to a Real …
Diane Kohler thoughts on 51 Alternatives to a Real Job
Diane Kohler’s tagline is “Career & emotional intelligence coach parlays experience, enthusiasm & humor to help people & orgs thrive!” She got one of the early copies of my book …